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Originally Posted by Miss
The original reason I created this thread to ask the question was actually because I had purchased some ebooks, then realized I may want to purchase an entire set which included some of the ebooks I had already purchased. Thus I would have two legally purchased copies of the same book, paying the entire price for both of them. If not sell them I would at least like to be able to give them away to a friend or relative who wants them because it seems such a waste not to. I wouldn't be cheating the authors out of any of their fair share, just that if I've purchased two copies, I'd like to be able to give one away - ideally, resell it, but if not that at the very least gift it to someone else to enjoy.
I'm tired of laws interfering with my ethical attempts to live life by common sense.  |
Yes it does suck and it would be nice to be able to legally do this.
If I had 2 copies of an ebook I purchased, I would probably clean it so all watermarking is removed and then give it away and delete my extra copy on my systems. But I would only do this with someone I knew I could trust not to distribute it.
The problem with this of course is that the ebook you give away is now completely out of your control could be copied out 100s of times very easily.
What happens if the person you give an ebook to you 100% trust has their ereader stolen or their PC stolen?
If the current DRM systems out there allowed you to pass on an ebook I could see a better argument for putting up with drm or some form of DRM anyway.